An Italian seaside village has been taken over by dozens of wild peacocks that are looking for love.
Residents of Punta Marina, on Italy‘s Adriatic coast, are being terrorised by the birds which are causing travel chaos, damaging cars and keeping locals up at night with their spring mating calls.
And the number of peacocks in the area has skyrocketed to an estimated 120 in recent years.
Their booming population has divided locals. One side believes they should be left alone and others think the birds should be moved elsewhere.
One resident, 81-year-old Marco Manzoli – a retired bus driver, has described the birds as
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